Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Keyboard shortcuts perform operations in Mattermost to help you navigate through channels and make a more efficient use of your keyboard. See also slash commands for alternate ways to help carry out actions with a keyboard instead of a mouse.
To display a list of available keyboard shortcuts, type CTRL/CMD + /, or /shortcuts.
Files¶
| On Windows | On Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+U | CMD+U | Upload a file |
Messages¶
| On Windows | On Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+UP (in empty input field) | CMD+UP (in empty input field) | Reprint previous message or slash command you entered |
| CTRL+DOWN (in empty input field) | CMD+DOWN (in empty input field) | Reprint next message or slash command you entered |
| UP (in empty input field) | UP (in empty input field) | Edit your last message in the current channel |
| @[character]+TAB | @[character]+TAB | Autocomplete @username beginning with [character] |
| ~[character]+TAB | ~[character]+TAB | Autocomplete channel beginning with [character] |
| :[character]+TAB | :[character]+TAB | Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character] |
Browser Built-in¶
| On Windows | On Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ALT+LEFT | CMD+[ | Previous channel in your history |
| ALT+RIGHT | CMD+] | Next channel in your history |
| CTRL+PLUS | CMD+PLUS | Increase font size (zoom in) |
| CTRL+MINUS | CMD+MINUS | Decrease font size (zoom out) |
| SHIFT+UP (in input field) | SHIFT+UP (in input field) | Highlight text to the previous line |
| SHIFT+DOWN (in input field) | SHIFT+DOWN (in input field) | Highlight text to the next line |
| SHIFT+ENTER (in input field) | SHIFT+ENTER (in input field) | Create a new line |
